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Status epilepticus: Updates on mechanisms and treatments

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Status epilepticus (SE) consists of prolonged, self‐sustaining seizures and is a common neurological emergency that causes respiratory compromise and neuronal injury. Without prompt treatment, the seizures can become resistant to benzodiazepines, leading to the progressive evolution of established, refractory, and super‐refractory SE.
Suchitra Joshi, Jaideep Kapur
wiley   +1 more source

Prehospital stroke triage in Denmark: a retrospective observational study of emergency medical services handling confirmed stroke cases not admitted directly to a stroke unit

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background Early identification and correct triage of stroke in the prehospital setting are essential for timely treatment and improved outcomes. In Region Zealand, Denmark, ambulance personnel are instructed to consult a neurologist when stroke is ...
Astrid Merete Blomberg Drejøe, Magnus Glerup, Troels Wienecke, Jonathan Wenstrup, Felix Nicolai Raben-Levetzau, Heidi Shil Eddelien, Stig Nikolaj Fasmer Blomberg, Helle Collatz Christensen   +7 more
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Leading interagency planning and collaboration in mass gatherings: public health and safety in the 2012 London Olympics [PDF]

, 2019
OBJECTIVES: Planning and implementing public health initiatives in mass gatherings such as the Olympic Games pose unique challenges for interorganizational collaboration, which involves interaction among multiple and diverse agencies.
Bistaraki, A., Kyratsis, Y., McKeown, E.
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Prehospital care in the EMJ [PDF]

Emergency Medicine Journal, 2004
Developments in the prehospital care content of the EMJ There is increasing recognition and acceptance of the view that the emergency medical system should provide seamless and appropriate care from the moment the patient is injured, taken ill, or seeks help.
R, Mackenzie, C, Laird
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Renal screening sonography—A comparative study in a Portuguese basic emergency service

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 8-16, March 2025.
Renal sonography screening aids in clinical decision‐making for patients with suspected renal colic. This study intends to compare the accuracy and pertinence of sonographic findings obtained by a sonographer in a Basic Emergency Service (BES) with that of radiologists at Referral Hospital (RH) in Portugal. Renal sonography screening was able to detect
Sérgio Miravent, Carmen Jiménez, Narciso Barbancho, Manuel Duarte Lobo, Teresa Figueiredo, Carla Gomes, Ion Ratusneac, João Mário Gonçalves, Corina Hasnas, Rui de Almeida   +9 more
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Hybrid emergency care at the home for patients – A multiple case study

BMC Emergency Medicine
Introduction Healthcare systems worldwide are facing numerous challenges, such as an aging population, reduced availability of hospital beds, staff reductions and closure of emergency departments (ED).
Åsa Falchenberg, Ulf Andersson, Gabriella Norberg Boysen, Henrik Andersson, Anders Sterner   +4 more
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An Integrated Prehospital Point‐of‐Care Lung Ultrasound Protocol for Patients with Dyspnea

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, EarlyView.
We present a time‐efficient, clinically integrated lung ultrasound protocol tailored for prehospital use by providers not yet routinely using ultrasound. Specifically designed to support the recognition of pneumothorax and interstitial syndrome, the protocol emphasizes operational feasibility, spectrum‐based diagnostic reasoning, and strict time ...
David Purkarthofer, Marco Seebacher, Michael Furtmüller, Jakob Laumer, Peter Zechner, Otmar Schindler, Geza Gemes, Michael Eichlseder   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design of a SUMO-Based Simulator for Optimal Location of Emergency Vehicles in the Emergency Medical Systems

Emergency Medicine International
The response time between an accident happening and an ambulance reaching the incident place is a very delicate and crucial time. The time elapsed between those two events could be the determining factor of whether the injured person gets to live or die.
Antoni Mínguez, Volkan Tozan, Monica El-Assaad, Silvia Solà-Muñoz, Youcef Azeli, Luis J. de la Cruz Llopis, Xavier Jiménez-Fàbrega, Carles Galup, Raimon Dalmau, Mónica Aguilar Igartua   +9 more
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Progression of vital signs during ambulance transport categorised by a paediatric triage model: a population-based historical cohort study

BMJ Open, 2020
Objectives To examine the severity and progression of acute illness or injury in children using vital signs obtained during ambulance transport and categorised according to a paediatric triage model.Design A population-based historical cohort study using
Vibe Maria Laden Nielsen, Torben Kløjgård, Henrik Bruun, Morten Breinholt Søvsø, Erika Frischknecht Christensen   +4 more
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The Risk of Cancer from CT Scans and Other Sources of Low-Dose Radiation: A Critical Appraisal of Methodologic Quality [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: Concern exists that radiation exposure from computerized tomography (CT) will cause thousands of malignancies. Other experts share the same perspective regarding the risk from additional sources of low-dose ionizing radiation ...
Doss, Mohan, PhD, Fairley, Romeo, MD, Murphy, Linda Suk-Ling, Schultz, Carl H, MD   +3 more
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